英语单词

panacea是什么意思

panacea

[,pænə'siə]
  • n. 灵丹妙药;万能药

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panacea       万灵药     “盼那些万灵药”

中文词源


panacea 万灵药

来自希腊语panakes,万灵药,来自pan,全部,所有,akos,治疗,词源同pediatric,psychiatric.

英文词源


panacea (n.)
"universal remedy," 1540s, from Latin panacea, a herb (variously identified) that would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakes "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric). Earlier in English as panace (1510s).

双语例句


1. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems.
加入欧洲汇率机制并不是解决英国经济问题的万灵丹。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Western aid may help but will not be a panacea.
西方援助可能会有所帮助,但并非灵丹妙药。

来自辞典例句

3. There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills.
国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治.

来自辞典例句

4. No single prospecting technique can be regarded as a panacea.
没有一种单一的普查方法是万能的.

来自辞典例句

5. No drug or operation is a panacea for all pain.
无任何药物和手术可作为治疗疼痛的万应药.

来自辞典例句

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